# 115-hr-6497: Train Coverings for Community Safety Act

115-hr-6497, Train Coverings for Community Safety Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6497
- Congress: 115
- Title: Train Coverings for Community Safety Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Introduced: 2018-07-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Train Coverings for Community Safety Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation to prescribe regulations requiring materials transported by rail to be completely covered while in transit, including while being held, delayed, or transferred.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7293: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office".
- 115-hr-7285: Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7204: DIPLOMA Act
- 115-hr-7198: Long Island Aviation History Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6497 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6497)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7293: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ay…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7293)
- [115-hr-7285: Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7285)
- [115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7228)
- [115-hr-7204: DIPLOMA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7204)
- [115-hr-7198: Long Island Aviation History Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7198)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6497 (as of 2025-11-18).